Check out the nominees for The Grammy Awards 2016

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With the 58th annual Grammys being only 2 months away, the list of nominations have finally been unveiled and you have to check them out! Today’s reveal of the official nominees came with a lot of surprises.

This year, Kendrick Lamar takes the lead with a total of 11 nominations!!  Taylor Swift along with The Weeknd follow up with being nominated 7 Grammys each. Another great surprise to the list was seeing one of POD’s favorite, Kehlani, being nominated under ‘Best Urban Contemporary Album’ category for her MIXTAPE You Should Be Here.

You can catch the Grammys on February 15th airing on CBS @ 8 PM.

Check out some of the nominees for the 2016 Grammys down below, and click here to view the full list of nominations.

Best New Artist

Courtney Barnett

James Bay

Sam Hunt

Tori Kelly

Meghan Trainor

Record of the Year

“Really Love” – D’Angelo and The Vanguard

“Uptown Funk” – Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars

“Thinking Ot Loud” – Ed Sheeran

“Blank Space” – Taylor Swift

“Can’t Feel My Face” – The Weeknd

Song of the Year

“Alright” – Kendrick Lamar (Written by Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Anthony Spears, & Pharrell Williams)

“Blank Space” – Taylor Swift (Written by Max Martin, Shellback, & Taylor Swift)

“Girl Crush” – Little Big Town (Written by Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, & Liz Rose)

“See You Again” – Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth (Written by Andrew Cedar, Justin Franks, Charles Puth, & Cameron Thomaz)

“Thinking Out Loud” – Ed Sheeran (Written by Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge)

Album of the Year

Sound and Color – Alabama Shakes

To Pimp A Butterfly – Kendrick Lamar

Traveller – Chris Stapleton

1989 – Taylor Swift

Beauty Behind The Madness – The Weeknd

Best Pop Solo Performance

“Heartbeat Song” – Kelly Clarkson

“Love Me Like You Do” – Ellie Goulding

“Thinking Out Loud” – Ed Sheeran

“Blank Space” – Taylor Swift

“Can’t Feel My Face” – The Weeknd

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

“Ship To Wreck” – Florence + The Machine

“Sugar” – Maroon 5

“Uptown Funk” – Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Maros

“Bad Blood” – Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar

“See You Again” – Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Pluth

 

Best Pop Vocal Album

Piece By Piece – Kelly Clarkson

How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful – Florence + The Machine

Uptown Special – Mark Ronson

1989 – Taylor Swift

Before This World – James Taylor

Best Dance Recording

“We’re All We Need” – Above & Beyond feat. Zoë Johnston

“Go” – The Chemical Brothers

“Never Catch Me” – Flying Lotus feat. Kendrick Lamar

“Runaway (U & I)” – Gallants

“Where Are Ü Now” – Skrillex and Diplo with Justin Bieber

Best Dance/Electronic Album

Our Love – Caribou

Born In The Echoes – The Chemical Brothers

Caracal – Disclosure

In Colour – Jamie XX

Skrillex And Diplo Present Jack Ü – Skrillex and Diplo

 

Best Rock Performance

“Don’t Wanna Fight” – Alabama Shakes

“What Kind Of Man” – Florence + The Machine

“Something From Nothing” – Foo Fighters

“Ex’s & Oh’s” – Elle King

“Moaning Lisa Smile” – Wolf Alice

Best Metal Performance

“Identity” – August Burns Red

“Cirice” – Ghost

“512” – Lamb Of God

“Thank You” – Sevendust

“Custer” – Slipknot

Best Rock Song

“Don’t Wanna Fight” – Alabama Shakes (Written by Alabama Shakes)

“Ex’s & Oh’s” – Elle King (Written by Dave Bassett & Elle King)

“Hold Back The River” – James Bay (Written by Iain Archer & James Bay)

“Lydia” – Highly Suspect (Written by Richard Meyer, Ryan Meyer, & Johnny Stevens)

“What Kind Of Man” – Florence + The Machine (Written by John Hill, Tom Hull, & Florence Welch)

Best Rock Album

Chaos And The Calm – James Bay

Kintsugi – Death Cab For Cutie

Mister Asylum – Highly Suspect

Drones – Muse

.5: The Gray Chapter – Slipknot

Best Alternative Music Album

Sound & Color – Alabama Shakes

Vulnicura – Björk

The Waterfall – My Morning Jacket

Currents – Tame Impala

Star Wars – Wilco

Best R&B Performance

“If I Don’t Have You” – Tamar Braxton

“Rise Up” – Andra Day

“Breathing Underwater” – Hiatus Kaiyote

“Planes” – Jeremih feat. J. Cole

“Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)” – The Weeknd

Best Traditional R&B Performance

“He Is” – Faith Evans

“Little Ghetto Boy” – Lalah Hathaway

“Let It Burn” – Jazmine Sullivan

“Shame” – Tyrese

“My Favorite Part Of You” – Charlie Wilson

Best R&B Song

“Coffee” – Miguel (Written by Brook Davis & Miguel Pimentel)

“Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)” – The Weeknd (Written by Ahmad Balshe, Stephan Moccio, Jason Quenneville, & Abel Tesfaye)

“Let It Burn” – Jazmine Sullivan (Written by Kenny B. Edmonds, Jazmine Sullivan, & Dwane M. Weir II)

“Really Love” – D’Angelo And The Vanguard (Written by D’Angelo & Kendra Foster)

“Shame” – Tyrese (Written by Warryn Campbell, Tyrese Gibson, & DJ Rogers Jr)

Best Urban Contemporary Album

Ego Death – The Internet

You Should Be Here – Kehlani

Blood – Lianne La Havas

Wildheart – Miguel

Beauty Behind The Madness – The Weeknd

Best R&B Album

Coming Home – Leon Bridges

Black Messiah – D’Angelo And The Vanguard

Cheers To The Fall – Andra Day

Reality Show – Jazmine Sullivan

Forever Charlie – Charlie Wilson

Best Rap Performance

“Apparently” – J. Cole

“Back To Back” – Drake

“Trap Queen” – Fetty Wap

“Alright” – Kendrick Lamar

“Truffle Butter” – Nicki Minaj feat. Drake & Lil Wayne

“All Day” – Kanye West feat. Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom, & Paul McCartney

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

“One Man Can Change The World” – Big Sean feat. Kanye West & John Legend

“Glory” – Common & John Legend

“Classic Man” – Jidenna feat. Roman GianArthur

“These Walls” – Kendrick Lamar feat. Bilal, Anna Wise, & Thundercat

“Only” – Nicki Minaj feat. Drake, Lil Wayne, & Chris Brown

Best Rap Song

“All Day” – Kanye West feat. Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom, & Paul McCartney (Written by Ernest Brown, Tyler Bryant, Sean Combs, Mike Dean, Rennard East, Noah Goldstein, Malik Yusef Jones, Karim Kharbouch, Allan Kyariga, Kendrick Lamar, Paul McCartney, Victor Mensah, Charles Njapa, Che Pope, Patrick Reynolds, Allen Ritter, Kanye West, Mario Winans & Cydel Young)

“Alright” – Kendrick Lamar (Written by Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Anthony Spears, & Pharrell Williams)

“Energy” – Drake (Written by Richard Dorfmeister, A. Graham, Markus Kienzl, M. O’Brien, M. Samuels & Phillip Thomas)

“Glory” – Common & John Legend (Written by Lonnie Lynn, Che Smith, & John Stephens)

“Trap Queen” – Fetty Wap (Written by Tony Fadd & Willie J. Maxwell)

Best Rap Album

2014 Forest Hills Drive – J. Cole

Compton – Dr. Dre

If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late – Drake

To Pimp A Butterfly – Kendrick Lamar

The Pinkprint – Nicki Minaj

Best Country Solo Performance

“Burning House” – Cam

“Traveller” – Chris Stapleton

“Little Toy Guns” – Carrie Underwood

“John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16” – Keith Urban

“Chances Are” – Lee Ann Womack

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

“Stay A Little Longer” – Brothers Osborne

“If I Needed You” – Joey + Rory

“The Driver” – Charles Kelley, Dierks Bentley, & Eric Paslay

“Girl Crush” – Little Big Town

“Lonely Tonight” – Blake Shelton feat. Ashley Monroe

Best Country Song

“Chances Are” – Lee Ann Womack (Written by Hayes Carll)

“Diamond Rings And Old Barstools” – Tim McGraw (Written by Barry Dean, Luke Laird & Jonathan Singleton)

“Girl Crush” – Little Big Town (Written by Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, & Liz Rose)

“Hold My Hand” – Brandy Clark (Written by Brandy Clark & Mark Stephen Jones)

“Traveller” – Chris Stapleton (Written by Chris Stapleton)

Best Country Album

Montevallo – Sam Hunt

Pain Killer – Little Big Town

The Blade – Ashley Monroe

Pageant Material – Kacey Musgraves

Traveller – Chris Stapleton

Best New Age Album

Grace – Paul Avgerinos

Bhakti Without Borders – Madi Das

Voyager – Catherine Duc

Love – Peter Kater

Asia Beauty – Ron Korb

Best Latin Pop Album

Terral – Pablo Alborán

Healer – Alex Cuba

A Quien Quiera Escuchar (Deluxe Edition) – Ricky Martin

Sirope – Alejandro Sanz

Algo Sucede – Julieta Venegas

Best Latin Rock, Urban Or Alternative Album

Amanecer – Bomba Estereo

Mondongo – La Cuenta Son Machín

Hasta La Raíz – Natalia Lafourcade

Caja De Música – Monsieur Periné

Dale – Pitbull

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

Empire: Season 1 – Various Artists

Fifty Shades Of Grey – Various Artists

Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me – Various Artists

Pitch Perfect 2 – Various Artists

Selma – Various Artists

Best Song Written For Visual Media

“Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)” – The Weeknd (Written by Ahmad Balshe, Stephan Moccio, Jason Quenneville, & Abel Tesfaye)

“Glory” – Common & John Legend (Written by Lonnie Lynn, Che Smith, & John Stephens)

“Love Me Like You Do” – Ellie Goulding (Written by Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, Tove Nilsson, Ali Payami, & Ilya Salmanzadeh)

“See You Again” – Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth (Written by Andrew Cedar, Justin Franks, Charles Puth, & Cameron Thomaz)

“Til It Happens To You” – Lady Gaga (Written by Lady Gaga & Diane Warren)

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

Jeff Bhasker

Dave Cobb

Diplo

Larry Klein

Blake Mills

Best Music Video

“LSD” – ASAP Rocky

“I Feel Love (Every Million Miles)” – The Dead Weather

“Alright” – Kendrick Lamar

“Bad Blood” – Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar

“Freedom” – Pharrell Williams

Best Music Film

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown – James Brown

Sonic Highways – Foo Fighters

What Happened, Miss Simone? – Nina Simone

The Wall – Roger Waters

Amy – Amy Winehouse

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